A Lawrence man is facing charges in connection with an accident on Wednesday (Dec. 14), in which a pedestrian was struck and injured.

Details are limited, but according to Tewksbury Police, the accident took place just after 4 p.m. on Chandler Street, near the intersection of Route 38. Police were alerted by a 911 call that a man had been hit by a car.

The victim, whose name was not released, was transported by ambulance to Saints Medical Center for what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

The dark-colored sports coupe that struck the man was driven by John D. DiMauro, 36, 9 Rita Lane, Lawrence. DiMauro was interviewed by responding officers and placed under arrest. He was charged with OUI-Drugs and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Possible poaching probed (Dec. 14)

Just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Tewksbury Police were notified by phone of a deer hanging from a tree on Orchard Street, while the owner was gutting it. Two officers were sent to investigate and determined that the deer was not tagged, indicating it may have been bagged illegally. Police filed a report with the Department of Environmental Management.

New series of vehicle break-ins (Dec. 13-14)

Tewksbury Police are investigating a new rash of vehicle break-ins this week.

On Tuesday, just after 7 a.m., a resident of Louis Road called police to report two vehicles had been broken into overnight. The resident said it did not appear anything had been taken.

About a half-hour later, a resident of Westland Drive flagged down a police officer to report that his vehicle had been broken into overnight too.

Westland Drive and Louis Road are both located off North Street and the houses in question are less than a quarter-mile apart.

Earlier in the day Tuesday, around 5:30 a.m., a resident of Chester Circle (off Patton Road) reported that a GPS had been stolen overnight from his unlocked car.

On Wednesday, just after 8 a.m., a Nelson Ave resident called police to report that a vehicle had been broken into overnight. Nelson Avenue is off Main Street near French's Restaurant.

Accident but no victim (Dec. 13)

Emergency response crews responded to the scene of a rollover accident at 600 Kendall Road on Tuesday morning, just after midnight. But when crews arrived on scene, they were surprised to find the vehicle flipped over with no sign of the driver. A search turned up nothing. Police left a message for the registered owner of the vehicle with the owner's family in New Hampshire. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

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